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Super Eagles, the Premier League through Naija eyes, and the stars.

  1. Social media users claim the Vinícius Júnior who played for Brazil against Australia on Friday was a lookalike, not the real player.
  2. The theory rests on his changed face after a non-surgical chin treatment in July, some tattoo "comparisons" and a poor 65-minute display.
  3. There is no evidence for it. What is real is his form: one goal in eight games for Real Madrid this season, though he scored a penalty in Brazil’s 4-2 win over Australia in Brisbane on Tuesday.
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Athletes · 6 min read

No, Vinícius Júnior has not been replaced by a double. Here’s the real gist

A cosmetic treatment, a flat night in Townsville and a flood of memes have produced football's strangest rumour of the month. The truth is less spooky: one of the world's best wingers is in the worst slump of his Real Madrid career.

Updated 13:22 WAT, 29 Sep 2026: Vinícius started and scored a penalty as Brazil beat Australia 4-2 in Brisbane on Tuesday. See "What happened in Brisbane" below. Vinícius Júnior has spent years being called many things by opposition fans. This month, a noisy corner of the internet came up with a new one: impostor. After Brazil's 1-1 draw with Australia…

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VideoVideo: Philadelphia 76ers on YouTube

Athletes · Video

LeBron James opens year 24 with the 76ers vowing no more second-round exits

At his first NBA media day in Philadelphia, the 41-year-old made clear another second-round exit will not do, after taking a pay cut of more than $48m to join Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Jaylen Brown.

LeBron James told reporters at his first Philadelphia 76ers media day on Monday that he had not left his family to lose in the second round, setting the bar for his record 24th NBA season. That line tells Sixers fans exactly what the NBA's all-time leading scorer expects. Philadelphia have not gone beyond the second round since 2001, and last…

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  1. Substitute Michael Olise curled in an 88th-minute winner as France beat Belgium 1-0 in Brussels without injured captain Kylian Mbappé.
  2. Brentford right-back Michael Kayode scored and set up a goal on his senior Italy debut in a 4-1 win over Türkiye in Bursa.
  3. Both players have Nigerian roots; France lead Group A1 on six points and host Italy on Friday at 19:45 WAT.
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Athletes · 4 min read

Michael Olise’s 88th-minute stunner sinks Belgium as Kayode scores for Italy

Two players Nigeria once tried to recruit lit up Monday's Nations League action, as Olise kept Zinedine Zidane's France perfect and Brentford's Kayode marked his Italy debut with a goal.

Updated 18:04 WAT, 1 Oct 2026: Nigeria lost 3-0 to Guinea-Bissau in their AFCON 2027 qualifier in Bissau on Tuesday, a day after Olise and Kayode starred in Europe. Michael Olise came off the bench to score an 88th-minute winner as France beat Belgium 1-0 in the UEFA Nations League in Brussels on Monday night, keeping Zinedine Zidane's record perfect.…

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Super Eagles · Video

Super Eagles lose 3-0 in Bissau as Guinea-Bissau go clear in Group L

Goals from Franculino Djú, Mama Baldé and Álvaro Djaló gave Guinea-Bissau a 3-0 win over Nigeria in their AFCON 2027 qualifier, leaving Eric Chelle's side three points off the Group L lead.

Updated 10:02 WAT, 30 Sep 2026: Guinea-Bissau beat Nigeria 3-0 in Tuesday's qualifier in Bissau, and this preview has been rewritten as a match report. Nigeria's Super Eagles lost 3-0 to Guinea-Bissau in their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the Estádio 24 de Setembro in Bissau on Tuesday, leaving the hosts three points clear at the top of…

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  1. Barau drew 1-1 at Sporting Lagos and lead on 12 points from six games
  2. Ikorodu City beat champions Rangers 2-0 for a first league win over them
  3. Enyimba held Kano Pillars 0-0 for their first point after four straight defeats
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NPFL · 2 min read

NPFL: Barau stay top as Ikorodu City end Rangers’ unbeaten run

Matchday six saw Barau keep top spot, champions Rangers fall 2-0 in Lagos and nine-time winners Enyimba finally get off the mark.

Barau FC are still the team to catch in the Nigeria Premier Football League. The Kano club drew 1-1 with Sporting Lagos at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena on Saturday, 26 September, to stay top of the table on 12 points from six games, unbeaten after three wins and three draws. Barau led through a first-half Joseph Atule penalty, but Sodiq…

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  1. Nigeria beat Togo 4-0 in Sunday's final in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire
  2. Five wins from five, with 17 goals scored and only two conceded
  3. Next up: the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco, starting next month
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AFCON · 2 min read

Flamingos thrash Togo 4-0 to win the WAFU B U-17 Girls Cup

Nigeria's U-17 women won all five games in Yamoussoukro, scoring 17 and conceding two, as they gear up for next month's U-17 Women's World Cup.

Nigeria's Flamingos are champions of West Africa's WAFU B zone. The country's U-17 women's team beat Togo 4-0 in the final of the WAFU B U-17 Girls Cup in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire, on Sunday 27 September, finishing the tournament with a perfect record. Captain Harmony Chidi set the tone with two first-half penalties, before Oluebube Umejiaku added a third in…

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  1. Côte d'Ivoire beat Ghana 2-0 in Bouaké in the pick of the opening games
  2. Egypt were held 0-0 by Angola; Senegal drew 1-1 with Mozambique
  3. Top two qualify from most groups, but only one from host groups D, H and L
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AFCON · 2 min read

AFCON 2027 qualifiers: Côte d’Ivoire beat Ghana on a busy opening round

Morocco, Algeria and Cameroon won, Egypt and Senegal were held, and Guinea-Bissau stunned co-hosts Tanzania. Here is the matchday one gist.

The road to the Pamoja AFCON, the first Africa Cup of Nations to be shared by three countries, is officially open. Matchday one of the 2027 qualifiers ran from Thursday, 24 September to Saturday, 26 September, and it did not take long for the continent's big names to make headlines. The standout fixture was in Bouaké, where Côte d'Ivoire beat…

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VideoHighlights: Formula 1 on YouTube

Athletes · Video

Russell pips Verstappen by 0.196 seconds to win the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

George Russell survived two safety cars to win in Baku, while title leader Kimi Antonelli fought from 16th to fifth and still leads by 66 points.

George Russell won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday 26 September by the narrowest of margins, holding off a charging Max Verstappen by just 0.196 seconds on the Baku street circuit. It looked like a comfortable afternoon for the Mercedes driver until two safety car periods bunched the field up and turned the final laps into a scrap. Verstappen, who…

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  1. Simon won his 100th cap off the bench in the 2-1 win over Madagascar in Uyo
  2. He joins Ahmed Musa, Vincent Enyeama, Joseph Yobo and Alex Iwobi on 100-plus
  3. He went into the game with 12 international goals, after a March 2015 debut
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Athletes · 2 min read

Moses Simon joins Nigeria’s 100-cap club in Madagascar win

The Paris FC winger became the fifth Super Eagle to reach a century of appearances, more than a decade after his debut in March 2015.

Updated 10:02 WAT, 30 Sep 2026: Simon won his 101st cap as a half-time substitute in Nigeria's 3-0 defeat by Guinea-Bissau in Bissau on Tuesday. Some milestones arrive with fireworks; Moses Simon's arrived with a second-half substitution and a job to do. The Paris FC winger came off the bench in Friday's 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Madagascar…

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  1. Manchester City lead with 15 points from five games; Arsenal are second on 12
  2. Fulham drew 1-1 with Man United and sit 19th, still without a league win
  3. The league returns on 10 October; Liverpool v Man City is on 11 October
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Premier League · 2 min read

Premier League break: Man City perfect, Fulham’s Nigerian duo still waiting

Five rounds in, City have 15 points, Arsenal have lost their perfect record, and Iwobi and Bassey's Fulham sit 19th without a league win.

The Premier League has gone quiet for an unusually long international break, and the table it leaves behind makes for interesting reading, especially if your weekend football revolves around the Super Eagles in England. At the top, Manchester City are perfect: five matches, five wins, 15 points. They signed off with a wild 5-3 win over Sunderland at the Etihad…

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